By default, the RecoverPoint for VMs (RPVM) replication policy is set to Synchronous mode and the RPO (Recovery Point Objective) is set to 25 Seconds. The RPO is the point in time to which you are required to recover data, for a specific application, as defined by the organization. RPO defines the maximum lag that is allowed on a link, and is set manually in Bytes, KB, MB, GB, TB, Writes, Seconds, Minutes, Hours.